Sunday, January 22, 2012

#20 Week 2- Always Keep to Your Point; Stick to It Tenaciously- pg. 44-46

         An example is given, but it is not great, and can be improved. It begins with a good topic sentence, but then it gets side tracked. Demonstrating the article's main idea; keep to you topic, and don't stray. As a writer you connect the parts of your essay yourself, and make sure that all relationships are clear. You should start, use details/facts, and then return to your essay to demonstrate how the fact is relevant to your essay. A line is diagram is used with a topic line (to which you must always return), and an exemplifying line (which is your writing, with details), and a point at the end where the two lines meet, where your goal is reached. Develop a few topics clearly and with purpose, not many topics without purpose.

        I enjoyed this article's use of a line diagram. The paragraph preceeding this diagram did not offer a very clear picture of how to write, and what it was talking about, but the line diagram really clarified things. The multiple examples, along with how they can be improved, were also of immense help. I also think that its final paragraph's message was also very important; quality over quantity. This article is at least different, I'm glad that the book has finally stopped repeating itself endlessly.

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